HAAS v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 3037.

234 So.2d 482 (1970)

Elise J. HAAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Norman L. Sisson, Robert J. Jones, Baton Rouge, William T. Kivett, Gonzales, by Robert J. Jones, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGÉ, and HOOD, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

The plaintiff-passenger, Miss Haas, was injured when the car in which she was riding collided with another. Her driver lost control after the vehicle entered a flooded section of the highway. Miss Haas sues the state Department of Highways, alleging that its negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. The plaintiff appeals from dismissal of her suit.

The alleged negligence of the Department is...

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